diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/ath9k.h b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/ath9k.h
index 32b2d5cd9a5a19b9268d0134f778850565a7a762..42794c546a4068ac91b47c1252153b9040362555 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/ath9k.h
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/ath9k.h
@@ -317,7 +317,6 @@ struct ath_rx {
 	u32 *rxlink;
 	u32 num_pkts;
 	unsigned int rxfilter;
-	spinlock_t rxbuflock;
 	struct list_head rxbuf;
 	struct ath_descdma rxdma;
 	struct ath_buf *rx_bufptr;
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/recv.c b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/recv.c
index 67f58d4bb10ef74664119e02325569883a9a3085..90752f2469704bbbb2bf7cae86a1c2cb4029435a 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/recv.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/recv.c
@@ -254,8 +254,6 @@ static int ath_rx_edma_init(struct ath_softc *sc, int nbufs)
 
 static void ath_edma_start_recv(struct ath_softc *sc)
 {
-	spin_lock_bh(&sc->rx.rxbuflock);
-
 	ath9k_hw_rxena(sc->sc_ah);
 
 	ath_rx_addbuffer_edma(sc, ATH9K_RX_QUEUE_HP,
@@ -267,8 +265,6 @@ static void ath_edma_start_recv(struct ath_softc *sc)
 	ath_opmode_init(sc);
 
 	ath9k_hw_startpcureceive(sc->sc_ah, !!(sc->hw->conf.flags & IEEE80211_CONF_OFFCHANNEL));
-
-	spin_unlock_bh(&sc->rx.rxbuflock);
 }
 
 static void ath_edma_stop_recv(struct ath_softc *sc)
@@ -285,7 +281,6 @@ int ath_rx_init(struct ath_softc *sc, int nbufs)
 	int error = 0;
 
 	spin_lock_init(&sc->sc_pcu_lock);
-	spin_lock_init(&sc->rx.rxbuflock);
 
 	common->rx_bufsize = IEEE80211_MAX_MPDU_LEN / 2 +
 			     sc->sc_ah->caps.rx_status_len;
@@ -446,7 +441,6 @@ int ath_startrecv(struct ath_softc *sc)
 		return 0;
 	}
 
-	spin_lock_bh(&sc->rx.rxbuflock);
 	if (list_empty(&sc->rx.rxbuf))
 		goto start_recv;
 
@@ -467,8 +461,6 @@ int ath_startrecv(struct ath_softc *sc)
 	ath_opmode_init(sc);
 	ath9k_hw_startpcureceive(ah, !!(sc->hw->conf.flags & IEEE80211_CONF_OFFCHANNEL));
 
-	spin_unlock_bh(&sc->rx.rxbuflock);
-
 	return 0;
 }
 
@@ -484,7 +476,6 @@ bool ath_stoprecv(struct ath_softc *sc)
 	struct ath_hw *ah = sc->sc_ah;
 	bool stopped, reset = false;
 
-	spin_lock_bh(&sc->rx.rxbuflock);
 	ath9k_hw_abortpcurecv(ah);
 	ath9k_hw_setrxfilter(ah, 0);
 	stopped = ath9k_hw_stopdmarecv(ah, &reset);
@@ -495,7 +486,6 @@ bool ath_stoprecv(struct ath_softc *sc)
 		ath_edma_stop_recv(sc);
 	else
 		sc->rx.rxlink = NULL;
-	spin_unlock_bh(&sc->rx.rxbuflock);
 
 	if (!(ah->ah_flags & AH_UNPLUGGED) &&
 	    unlikely(!stopped)) {
@@ -1059,7 +1049,6 @@ int ath_rx_tasklet(struct ath_softc *sc, int flush, bool hp)
 		dma_type = DMA_FROM_DEVICE;
 
 	qtype = hp ? ATH9K_RX_QUEUE_HP : ATH9K_RX_QUEUE_LP;
-	spin_lock_bh(&sc->rx.rxbuflock);
 
 	tsf = ath9k_hw_gettsf64(ah);
 	tsf_lower = tsf & 0xffffffff;
@@ -1254,8 +1243,6 @@ int ath_rx_tasklet(struct ath_softc *sc, int flush, bool hp)
 		}
 	} while (1);
 
-	spin_unlock_bh(&sc->rx.rxbuflock);
-
 	if (!(ah->imask & ATH9K_INT_RXEOL)) {
 		ah->imask |= (ATH9K_INT_RXEOL | ATH9K_INT_RXORN);
 		ath9k_hw_set_interrupts(ah);